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Mr Whidbey, Woolwich Yard, to Markham, asked to attend a committee on the defence of Liverpool, alarm over safety of the town, ships kept there as one of the captains is to marry the mayor's daughter. (Manuscript)
1804
MRK/101/3/181
Lord Keith to Markham, (Secret) on an appointment for John Gray, despatches sent to Sir Sidney via Lieut Wilmot at Dover, Captain Wright with 4 ships has left the Downs, on Admiralty appointments (Manuscript)
1804
MRK/101/3/143
Lord Keith to Markham, views on information from the Antelope (Manuscript)
1804
MRK/101/3/132
Lord Keith to Markham, letter for Lord Howick, recommending the bearer as a clever and discerning officer best calculated for a Captain of a fleet. (Manuscript)
1806
MRK/101/3/210
Lord Keith to Markham, nothing moving on the opposite coast, will take time to collect his seamen not more than 10,000 are about Boulogne, there were 25,000 when the camp broke up last year. (Manuscript)
1806
MRK/101/3/204
Lord Keith to Markham, on the King’s recovery, sending letter from Captain Searle, illness of Thornborough, ship movements (Manuscript)
1804
MRK/101/3/131
Evan Nepean, Admiralty, to Lieutenant Col McMahon, explaining that the appointment was as acting captain, and cannot be confirmed (Manuscript)
1802
MRK/101/3/8
Lord Keith to Markham, ordering ships out, watching the French coast, ready to embark (Manuscript)
1803
MRK/101/3/79
Lord Keith to Markham, on appointments of pursers, visit of Sir D[avid] Dundas and General Ross (Manuscript)
1803
MRK/101/3/20
Lord Keith to Markham, on detained ships, sending a letter about the Cape and India accounts too long delayed, hard on individuals, Dutch ships getting into the Maas Dieppe to make a show, agents have incurred an expense of one thousand pounds for the detained ships for pilotage, light money, harbour dues, and taking kings advocate opinion. (Manuscript)
1806
MRK/101/3/208
Lord Keith to Markham, on intelligence of the Dutch (Manuscript)
1803
MRK/101/3/82
Philip Patton, Deal, to Lord Keith, on the delivery of water, ship movements, and problem with pilots. (Manuscript)
1804
MRK/101/3/125
Lord Keith to Markham, on manning ships, no news (Manuscript)
1803
MRK/101/3/62
Lord Keith, Illustrious, to Markham, on revenue cutters (Manuscript)
1804
MRK/101/3/155
Lord Keith, East cliff, to Markham, (copy), (Private) on the rendezvous for the armed boats, enclosing extracts from his general order, intentions when any embarkation of the enemy is seen, and extracts of orders to sea fencibles. (Manuscript)
1804
MRK/101/3/101
Lord Keith to Markham, sending Hope’s private letter, on ship movements, fears for the Unicorn (Manuscript)
1803
MRK/101/3/64
Lord Keith to Markham, no vessels out of Boulogne, not possible to know how many on a tide, men for the gun brigs (Manuscript)
1804
MRK/101/3/195
Memo by Captain Markham (undated) on officer appointments (Manuscript)
1802
MRK/101/3/6
Lord Keith to Markham, complaint about Captain Wright, on seamen from Scotland, enclosing examination of the French Officers (Manuscript)
1803
MRK/101/3/76
Lord Keith to Markham, (Most Private) On complaints of Captain Wright over his ships (Manuscript)
1804
MRK/101/3/145
Admiral John Markham in letters from Admiral Lord Keith (Manuscript)
1801-1804; 1806-1807
MRK/101/3/51-100
Admiral John Markham in letters from Admiral Lord Keith (Manuscript)
1800-1804
MRK/101/3
Weekly reports, July 1800. (Manuscript)
1800-07
KEI/23/3
NORTH AMERICA, 1775-77 and letters received, ROMNEY, n.d. (Manuscript)
1775 - 1777
KEI/2/1
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